Jill insists over and over that she loves her mother. However, her mother is a long-time hypochondriac who fakes illness after illness

Currently, her mother's alleged ill health has required Jill to give up an independent social life.
Jill might be suspected of displaying the defense mechanism of
a. projection.
b. reaction formation.
c. sublimation.
d. compensation.

ANSWER: b

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